Ridiculous

JT knows his face must be red and he looks down at the ground, a crooked grin still on his face. Looking up at Amanda, he chuckles.

"Well okay then. Amanda Fuller, I'm asking you on a date. Don't ask me where yet 'cause I don't know, but I'll think of something if you actually do say yes."

Axel smiles and winks at Jess. "Alright. I'll see you later then." Returning the squeeze to her hand, he nods. "Don't go too far."

Once he's alone with Misty, he settles back on the bed. "Well... my hand is in your hands, Doc." He tries not to let the nervousness show in his eyes. "Tell me when to start counting backward.'

At Ryan's comment, Leo puts his head back and laughs. "You may look beautiful in that dress, but one thing you don't look is comfortable. Come in your work clothes for all I care. To see you out in the audience is enough motivation for anybody to be on stage."

Keeping one eye on the road, he gives her a sidelong glance. "I didn't figure you'd want to come again... but I can get you in free again. I'm... glad you like it. I guess I was always kinda scared to tell you about it. People laugh at stuff like that, ya know... they have. I thought maybe if... if you liked it then it I might get away with not so much teasing."

Erik and Kyle keep things lively in the living room for a while until the food was either gone or they were too full to eat any more. Jokes are flung back and forth and Twila enjoys the humor as much as anybody.

It's been a while though, when Erik finally looks at the clock. Furrowing his brow, he suddenly realizes that an awful lot of time has passed and Kip hasn't shown back up again. Seeing a shadow in the doorway, he calls to William. "Hey, Kip still out there?"

The older man sticks his head in the room. "No... why?"

"Well is his dad still here?"

"No. Left about twenty minutes ago."

"Oh... okay, thanks." Erik waits for William to leave before looking to Twila and sighing. "I'll be right back."

It was only a couple minutes before Erik returns to the room and sits down again, keeping his voice low. "His door's locked and he won't talk to me. One of these days I'm gonna make him refuse to see his father. This is ridiculous."